About Sahitya Akademi Award
The Sahitya Akademi Award is one of India’s most prestigious literary honors, presented annually by the Sahitya Akademi. Established in 1954, it recognizes outstanding books of literary merit in 24 Indian languages, including English, promoting cultural diversity and literary excellence.
List of Sahitya Akademi Award Winners 1988
In the year 1988 Goverment of India announced 23 Sahitya Akademi Award winners/recipients. Here is the list of the 23 Sahitya Akademi Award award winners for 1988:
| Images | Year | Recipient Name | Book Name | Book Category | Language |
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1988 |
Lakshmi Nandan Bora Also won: Saraswati Samman |
Patal Bhairavi | Novel | Assamese |
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1988 | Ramapada Chowdhury | Bari Badle Jai | Novel | Bengali |
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1988 | Ram Lal Sharma | Rattu Da Chanan | Poetry | Dogri |
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1988 | Vikram Seth | The Golden Gate | Novel | English |
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1988 | Bhagwatikumar Sharma | Asooryalok | Novel | Gujarati |
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1988 |
Naresh Mehta Also won: Jnanpith Award |
Aranya | Poetry | Hindi |
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1988 | Shankar Mokashi Punekar | Avadheshwari | Novel | Kannada |
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1988 | Ghulam Nabi Gowhar | Pun-Te-Pap | Novel | Kashmiri |
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1988 | Chandrakant Keni | Vhonkolpavnni | Short stories | Konkani |
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1988 | E. Harikumar | Dinosarinte Kutty | Short stories | Malayalam |
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1988 | C. Radhakrishnan | Spandamapinikale Nandi | Novel | Malayalam |
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1988 | E. Sonamani Singh | Mamangthong Lollabadi Maningthongda Lakudana | Short stories | Manipuri (Meitei) |
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1988 | Mayanand Mishra | Mantraputra | Novel | Maithili |
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1988 | Laxman Maruti Gaikwad | Uchalya | Autobiography | Marathi |
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1988 | Pushpalal Upadhyaya | Usha Manjari | Poetry | Nepali |
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1988 | Sourindra Barik | Akash Pari Nibida | Poetry | Odia |
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1988 | Sohinder Singh Wanjara Bedi | Galiey Chikar Duri Ghar | Autobiography | Punjabi |
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1988 | Bhagwati Lal Vyas | Anahad Naad | Poetry | Rajasthani |
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1988 | Abhiraj Rajendra Mishra | ikṣugaṃdhā | Short stories | Sanskrit |
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1988 | Moti Prakash | Se Sab Sandhyam Saah Sen | Travelogue | Sindhi |
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1988 | V. C. Kulandaiswamy | Vaazhum Valluvam | Literary criticism | Tamil |
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1988 | Rachamallu Ramachandra Reddi | Anuvaada Samasyalu | Criticism | Telugu |
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1988 | Sheikh Abdullah | Aatish-e-Chinar | Autobiography | Urdu |
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